Definition: A nitrogen mustard alkylating agent used as antineoplastic for chronic lymphocytic leukemia, Hodgkin's disease, and others. Although it is less toxic than most other nitrogen mustards, it has been listed as a known carcinogen in the Fourth Annual Report on Carcinogens (NTP 85-002, 1985). (Merck Index, 11th ed)
Other names NSC3088; NSC 3088; CB1348; Wellcome Brand of Chlorambucil; NSC-3088; N,N-Di-(2-chloroethyl)-p-aminophenylbutyric Acid; CB 1348; Lympholysin; Leukeran; GlaxoSmithKline Brand of Chlorambucil; Glaxo Wellcome Brand of Chlorambucil; Chlorbutin; Chloraminophene; CB-1348; Amboclorin; 4-(Bis(2-chloroethyl)amino)benzenebutanoic Acid
